Korean J Med.
2009 Dec;77(6):755-758.
A case of sparganosis mimicking a skin metastasis in a patient with stomach cancer
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea. parksj6406@yahoo.co.kr
Abstract
- Sparganosis is a rare parasitic disease caused by the migrating plerocercoid larva of tapeworms in the genus Spirometra. The most frequent clinical manifestation of human sparganosis is a subcutaneous nodule resembling neoplastic disease. Since the disease is relatively uncommon, even in endemic areas, sparganosis is rarely considered in the differential diagnosis of skin lesions. We experienced a case of sparganosis mimicking a skin metastasis in a patient with metastatic stomach cancer and made the diagnosis after an excisional tissue biopsy.
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